Dallas-Fort Worth International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International DFW → PHX
753 nautical miles (866 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 277°, about 273° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 10,543 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 297 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 436 to 673 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 446 to 713 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 525 to 703 nm out.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from DFW.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 190° at 22 kt | +2 kt | 18 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 23 min | 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 22 kt | +3 kt | 16 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 26 min | 11:58 pm MST (06:58 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 22 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 40 min | 12:12 am MST (07:12 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 58 min | 12:30 am MST (07:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 14 min | 12:46 am MST (07:46 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +19 kt | 1 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 27 min | 12:59 am MST (07:59 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +22 kt | -3 °C | 98 kt | 7 h 41 min | 1:13 am MST (08:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 36 kt | +25 kt | -6 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 56 min | 1:28 am MST (08:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 45 kt | +35 kt | -17 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 52 min | 2:24 am MST (09:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 58 kt | +48 kt | -27 °C | 72 kt | 10 h 28 min | 4:00 am MST (11:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 58 kt | +53 kt | -37 °C | 67 kt | 11 h 14 min | 4:46 am MST (11:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -49 °C | 71 kt | 10 h 36 min | 4:08 am MST (11:08 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| SPS | used from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 180/26 | 200/25 16° | 220/19 13° | 220/20 9° | 230/26 -5° | 230/34 -15° | 260/37 -28° | 270/42 -39° | 280/40 -51° |
| ABI | used from 99 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 198 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 297 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 180/23 | 190/24 15° | 210/27 7° | 230/35 -6° | 240/53 -17° | 240/62 -27° | 250/64 -38° | 260/60 -50° | |
| ABQ | used from 495 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -47° | ||
| TUS | used from 594 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 644 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | departure | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | 20 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 710 ft | ||||
| RPH Graham, TX | 79 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,122 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 248 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 376 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 426 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 515 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 733 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,813 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 436 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is before sunrise there (6:30 am MST (13:30 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Dallas-Fort Worth International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.